§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will list the populations served by regional hospital boards, together with their capital expenditure during the current financial year.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe following are the figures:
Regional Hospital Board Estimated Capital Expenditure 1969–70 Estimated Population 1968 (£'000) (Thousands) Newcastle … 4,648 3,092 Leeds … 5,048 3,217 Sheffield … 7,679 4,621 East Anglia … 3,578 1,714 N.W. Metropolitan … 6,581 4,303 N.E. Metropolitan … 5,545 3,294 S.E. Metropolitan … 6,331 3,423 S.W. Metropolitan … 5,395 3,343 Oxford … 4,454 1,901 South Western … 5,346 3,092 Birmingham … 7,603 5,085 Manchester … 9,084 4,554 Liverpool … 5,026 2,254 Wessex … 4,137 1,981